What is another word for the flood?

Pronunciation: [ðə flˈʌd] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "the flood," which refer to a large amount of water that overflows from a river, stream, or any body of water. Some of the common synonyms for "the flood" include deluge, inundation, torrent, overflow, and spate. Deluge means a severe flood that occurs after heavy rain. Inundation is used to describe a flooding situation where a large area of land is submerged in water. Torrent refers to a sudden and violent rush of water that overwhelms everything in its path. Overflow denotes an excessive amount of water that spills over from its usual containment. Finally, spate refers to a sudden surge or rush of water. All these synonyms can be used interchangeably with "the flood" to describe a catastrophic situation caused by water.

Synonyms for The flood:

What are the hypernyms for The flood?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The flood

  • I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry.
    A. R. Ammons
  • We have lived through the flood time of fascism and of the nazism which ran its meteoric course at a cost to mankind in suffering and waste beyond all computation.
    Emily Greene Balch
  • The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.
    Vinoba Bhave
  • We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
    Charles Rangel

Word of the Day

Ocular Disparity
Ocular disparity refers to the difference in perspective between the eyes, which allows for depth perception. The antonym of ocular disparity would be "ocular homogeneity," which r...